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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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