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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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