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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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