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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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