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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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