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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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