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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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