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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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