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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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