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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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