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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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