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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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