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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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