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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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