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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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