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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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