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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for knowledge the amazing 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 dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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