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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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