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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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