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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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