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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in blended learning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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