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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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