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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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