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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in electronic education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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