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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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