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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also explores 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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