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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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