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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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