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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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