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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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