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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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