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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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