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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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