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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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