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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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