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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Indonesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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