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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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