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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in blended learning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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