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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Estonia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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