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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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