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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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