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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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