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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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