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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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