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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Michigan State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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