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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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