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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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