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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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