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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tumblr to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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