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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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