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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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