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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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