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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning enable people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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