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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in online courses. 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. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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