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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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