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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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