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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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