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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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