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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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