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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details 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 exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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