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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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