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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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