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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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