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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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