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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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