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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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