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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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