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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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