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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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