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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in blended learning are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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