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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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