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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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