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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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