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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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