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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Chile to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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