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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 massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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