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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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