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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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