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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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