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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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