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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Mexico to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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