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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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