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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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