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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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