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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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