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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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