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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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