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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Helena to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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