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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better grasp these compelling new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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