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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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