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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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