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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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