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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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