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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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