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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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