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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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