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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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