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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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