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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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