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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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