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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education enable learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like San Marino to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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