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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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