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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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