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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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