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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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