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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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