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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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