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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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