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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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