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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students all around the world to take classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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