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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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