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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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