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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Barthelemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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