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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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