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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to understand these open educational experiments. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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