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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in blended learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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