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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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