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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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