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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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