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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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