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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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