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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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