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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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