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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Greece to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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