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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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