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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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