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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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