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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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