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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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