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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Serbia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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