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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners 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 a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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