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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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