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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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