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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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