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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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