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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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