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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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