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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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