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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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