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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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