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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This amazing 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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