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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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