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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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