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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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