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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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