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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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