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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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