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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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