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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Tonga to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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