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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable humans all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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