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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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