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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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