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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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