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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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