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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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