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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers 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 original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Universities want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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