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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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