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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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