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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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