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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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