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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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