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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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