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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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