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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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