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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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