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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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