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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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