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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Panama to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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