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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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