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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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