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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like CaltechX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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