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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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