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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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