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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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