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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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