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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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