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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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