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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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