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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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