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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines 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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