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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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