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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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