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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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