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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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