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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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