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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in blended learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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