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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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