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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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