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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education enable students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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