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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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