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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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