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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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