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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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