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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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