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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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