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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like China, People's Republic of to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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