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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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