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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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