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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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