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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. People want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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