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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to understand these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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