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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education ventures. Scholars want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also addresses the key 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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