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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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