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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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