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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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