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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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