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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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