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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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