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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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