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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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