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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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