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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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