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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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