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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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