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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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