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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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