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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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