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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education endeavours. Academics want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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