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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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