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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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