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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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