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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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