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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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