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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Estonia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Universities want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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