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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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