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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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