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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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