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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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