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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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