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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning are providing the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like YouTube to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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