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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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