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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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