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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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