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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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