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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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