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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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