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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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