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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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