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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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