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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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