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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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