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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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