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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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