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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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