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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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