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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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