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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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