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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants desire to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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