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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Vietnam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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