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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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