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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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