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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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