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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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