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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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