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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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