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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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