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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UWashingtonX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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