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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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