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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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