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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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