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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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