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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning enable learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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