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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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