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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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