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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UWashingtonX to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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