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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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