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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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