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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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