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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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