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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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