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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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