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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greenland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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