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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in blended learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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