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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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