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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in elearning make it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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