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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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