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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Johnston Atoll to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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