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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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