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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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