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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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