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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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