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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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