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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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