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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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