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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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