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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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