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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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