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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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