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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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