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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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