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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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