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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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