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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have enabled people all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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