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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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