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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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