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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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