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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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