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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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