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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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