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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Ross Dependency to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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