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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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