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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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