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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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