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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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