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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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