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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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