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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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