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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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