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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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