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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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