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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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