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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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