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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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