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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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