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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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