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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Greece to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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