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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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