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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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