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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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