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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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