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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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