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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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