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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Everyone wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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