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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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