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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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