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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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