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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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