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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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