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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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