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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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