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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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