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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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