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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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