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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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