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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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