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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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