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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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