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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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