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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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