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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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