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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources