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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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