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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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