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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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