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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning are empowering learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Broward College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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