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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in blended learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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