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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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