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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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