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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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