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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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