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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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