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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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