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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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