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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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