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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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