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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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