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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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