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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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