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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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