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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are commonly 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 quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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