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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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