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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education experiments. Academics want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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