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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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