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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores 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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