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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning have empowered students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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