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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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