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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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