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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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