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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Washington to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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