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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. People want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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