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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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