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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions 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 evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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