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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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