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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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