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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have enabled learners all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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