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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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