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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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