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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the thrilling 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 analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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