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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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