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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like South Ossetia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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