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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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