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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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