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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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