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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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