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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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