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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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