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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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