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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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