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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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