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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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