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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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