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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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