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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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