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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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