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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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