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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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