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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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