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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with 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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