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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology enable students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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