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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Saint Helena to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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