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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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