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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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