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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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