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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Howland Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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