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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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