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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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