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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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