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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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