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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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