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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic educational technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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