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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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