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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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