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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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