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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education are enabling people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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