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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to be more aware of these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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