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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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