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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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