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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in blended learning are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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