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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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