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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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