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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning have enabled students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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