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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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