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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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