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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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