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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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