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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important 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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