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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Students want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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