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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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