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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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