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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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