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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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