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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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