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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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