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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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