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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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