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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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