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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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