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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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