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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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