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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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