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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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