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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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