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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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