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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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