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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ross Dependency to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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