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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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