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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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