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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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