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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major 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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