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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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