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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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