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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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