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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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