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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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