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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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