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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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