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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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