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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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