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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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