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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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