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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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