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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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