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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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