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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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