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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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