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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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