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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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