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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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