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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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