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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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