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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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