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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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