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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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