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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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