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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open education ventures. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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