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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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