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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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