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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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