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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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