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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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