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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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