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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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