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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have empowered students all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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