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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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