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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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