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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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