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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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