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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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