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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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