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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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