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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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