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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational ventures. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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