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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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