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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Aruba to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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