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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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