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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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