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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Nauru to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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