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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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