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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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