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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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