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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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