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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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