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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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