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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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