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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to understand these open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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