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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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