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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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