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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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