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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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