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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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