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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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