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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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